Tonga - Environment
As far as the environment of Tonga is concerned, there have been deforestation from land being cleared for agriculture and settlement; soil exhaustion; water pollution due to salinization, sewage, and toxic chemicals from farming activities; coral reefs and marine populations threatened. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution.
About the environment of Tonga
| Climate | We have tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December) |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | 0.03% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 17,238 tons (2012 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 0 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 7.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.13 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 0.12 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 43.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 22.2% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 15.3% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 5.6% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 12.5% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 44.4% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 23.2% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 23,000 NUKU'ALOFA (2018). |
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